McAuley welcomes new teachers

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Along with all the new freshmen starting school Aug. 13, several new teachers, staff members administrators joined the McAuley High School community

New to McAuley are:

? Susan Barbee is a second generation McAuleyan from the class of 1991. Her mother and former McAuley teacher also is a McAuley alum. She is returning to teach at McAuley after taking a 10-year break to stay home with her three children. Barbee has a bachelor's degree from Ohio University and a master's degree from Xavier University. Her teaching experience also includes conducting classes at Xavier and the University of Cincinnati. She is teaching English at McAuley to juniors and seniors.

? Mike Davis is teaching three sections of junior and senior theology classes and is McAuley's campus minister. He spent the last 12 years teaching religion at St. Ignatius School in Monfort Heights, and, prior to that, was in the seminary for six years. He studied philosophy and theology at Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Mount St. Mary Seminary and Thomas More College. Davis is also a Delhi Township trustee and enjoys music and performing.

? Alana Hogue, a graduate of the University of Kentucky with a master's degree in French, is teaching French at McAuley. Her husband, Alex, is a German scholar, and the couple has two cats.

? Rachel Kless returns to McAuley to once again lead the Latin scholars to all sorts of state championships. Kless, who is married to a fellow Latin teacher and has a 17-month-old son, holds the following degrees: a bachelor of arts in classics from Cornell University, and a master of arts in Latin literature and a master of education in foreign language, both from from Ohio State University. She is teaching Latin I-IV and advanced placement Latin, and is the moderator of the Latin Club and Certamen Team.

? Rebecca Moore is working as an assistant principal. She has bachelor's degrees in journalism and early childhood education, and master's degrees in school counseling and administration. Her husband is Nathaniel Moore, the new head football coach at La Salle High School. She lives in Mason with her husband and three children.

? Dan Neugebauer is teaching algebra, algebra ii, calculus and advanced placement calculus. He holds a bachelor's degree from Miami University in mathematics and statistics and an master of education from Xavier in secondary education. A Hamilton native and Badin alumnus, he and his wife recently moved back to Cincinnati from Asheville, N.C., and are the parents of identical twin boys who were born in late July.

? Amanda Schroeder graduated from the College of Mount St. Joseph with a degree in religious education and is teaching theology. She lives on the west side of Cincinnati with her husband, Matt, and a pet dog. "I am very excited to be at McAuley this year and can't wait to get started teaching," she said.

? Kristen Rock is McAuley's new school psychologist. Rock attended the University of Dayton where she majored in psychology and minored in social work. Upon graduation in 2010 from UD, she enrolled at UC to study school psychology and graduated from that program this summer. "I'm looking forward to meeting all the wondering students and staff that make up McAuley High School," she said.

? Samantha Setterlin is McAuley's new art teacher. She taught at St. Nicholas Academy last year and received her bachelor of fine arts from OU and her master of arts from UC. In addition to teaching at McAuley, Setterlin is the education consultant for the Charley Harper Estate, teaching on Saturdays at the Art Academy.

? Joann Schwetschenau is a new freshman guidance counselor. Schwetschenau actually did a counseling internship at McAuley during the 2011-2012 school year, while earning her master's degree in school counseling at Xavier. She earned a bachelor's degree in communication at. A Cincinnati native and member of Little Flower parish, Schwetschenau and her husband live in College Hill and have five children.

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McAuley welcomes new teachers

Along with all the new freshmen starting school Aug. 13, several new teachers, staff members administrators joined the McAuley High School community